Miyamoto International delivers advanced seismic protection systems for high-rise buildings and critical infrastructure. Through High-Performance Engineering (HPE), we design customized solutions that reduce structural movement, lower retrofit costs, and strengthen resilience in earthquake-prone regions.
Damper systems protect buildings by absorbing seismic and wind-induced energy. Our preferred solution, the fluid viscous damper, is a passive device engineered to last the full life of the structure.
Key components include:
Absorb and transfer motion
Controls hydraulic fluid flow
Convert motion into heat
Allow flexible installation
These systems are easy to install, require no maintenance, and provide reliable protection without power.Â
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Miyamoto’s HPE approach evaluates each building’s vulnerability and investment profile. We consider structural form, use, seismic risk, and soil-structure interaction to identify the most effective protection strategy.
This process reduces overdesign and increases value. In many cases, retrofit costs are reduced to under 5 percent of total building cost while improving long-term structural performance.
Unlike generic code-based solutions, our PBE approach evaluates your structure’s exact:
This data feeds into direct SSI models and dynamic analysis tools to precisely determine damper quantity, placement, and configuration. The result? Optimized systems that reduce overdesign and dramatically lower costs.Â
Projects using Miyamoto’s HPE-driven damper systems see:
Miyamoto engineers deploy multiple damper and bracing technologies tailored to each project:
Maintenance-free, shock-absorbing systems
Dissipate energy through controlled deformation
Combine damping technologies for tall or irregularly shaped structures
These tools are applied in reinforced concrete, steel, and composite systems, including moment frames and dual lateral designs.
A landmark tower featuring a piled-raft foundation and custom hybrid damping system that reduced sway by 74% during seismic events and 68% during extreme wind loading.
Used the Tall Building Guidelines for seismic design with a slender core wall system and post-tensioned slabs—optimized for urban density.
Applied USRC rating methodology to assess damage resilience, recovery timelines, and facade system robustness post-earthquake.
Our rapid response teams conducted assessments of critical infrastructure, informing immediate retrofitting strategies using passive dampers and advanced modeling.Â
Miyamoto International operates across 30+ countries with multidisciplinary teams that bring seismic, structural, and urban resilience expertise together.
Global CEO and structural engineering leader with global disaster response experience
Specialist in damper systems, performance modeling, and code innovation
Disaster risk and resilience expert focused on Southeast Asia
Principal engineer driving cost-efficient, technically rigorous high-rise designs
Our teams collaborate across time zones to deliver high-impact, context-sensitive engineering that protects lives and supports recovery.
